Dermatology Buzzwords Flashcards
Bright red satellite lesions
Candidiasis
Annular, scaly lesions with central clearing and slightly elevated reddened edge and sharp marination
Tinea corporis
Tinea unguium
Onychomycosis (fungal infection of nails)
Treat with oral anti fungal
Same with tinea capitis
Christmas tree pattern
Pityriasis rosea
Sandpaper rash
Scarlet fever (Group A Strep rash)
Honey crusted
Impetigo
Hot-tube exposure
Folliculitis
Furuncle (more severe infection of hair follicle)
Open comedone
Blackhead
Closed comedone
Whitehead
Microcomedone
Follicular plug
Koplik spots (in mouth)
Rubeola / measles
Slapped cheek
Fifth disease / Erythema infectiosum
Domed rubbery papules with central umbilication
Molluscum contagiosum
“Orange peel” look and feel
Erysipelas (superficial variant of cellulitis)
Furuncle/boil
Deeper infection than folliculitis; involves the base of the follicle and deep dermis
Grouped vesicles on erythematous base
Herpetic whitlow
“ID response”
Hypersensitivity response to fungus; causes pruritic papulovesicular rash on the trunk, hands, or face
Athletes foot
Tinea pedis
Guttate or raindrop pattern
Tinea versicolor (seen in boys who sweat a lot)
Shingles
Herpes zoster
Clustered groups of macules and papules, progressed to vesicles on an erythematous base; lesions follow dermatomes of the second cervical to lumbar nerves and the fifth to seventh cranial nerves with scattered legions outside these areas
Herpes zoster
Very painful
Papules progressing to become umbilicated with a cheesy core; keratinous contents may extrude from the umbilication
Molluscum contagiosum
Elevated flesh colored single papules with scaly, irregular surfaces and occasionally black pinpoints
Verruca vulgaris (common wart)
